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- Title
Chain length of bioinspired polyamines affects size and condensation of monodisperse silica particles.
- Authors
Maddala, Sai Prakash; Liao, Wei-Chih; Joosten, Rick R. M.; Soleimani, Mohammad; Tuinier, Remco; Friedrich, Heiner; van Benthem, Rolf A. T. M.
- Abstract
Polyamines play a major role in biosilicification reactions in diatoms and sponges. While the effects of polyamines on silicic acid oligomerization and precipitation are well known, the impact of polyamines chain length on silica particle growth is unclear. We studied the effects of polyamine chain length on silica particle growth and condensation in a known, simple, and salt-free biphasic reaction system; with tetraethyl orthosilicate as organic phase and polyamine dissolved in the aqueous phase. The particles at various growth stages were characterized by Cryo- Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Zeta Potential, and solid-state NMR analysis. Polyamines were found co-localized within silica particles and the particle diameter increased with an increase in polyamine chain length, whereas silica condensation showed the opposite trend. Particle growth is proposed to progress via a coacervate intermediate while the final particles have a core shell structure with an amine-rich core and silica-rich shell. The results presented in this paper would of interest for researchers working in the field of bioinspired materials. Polyamines play an important role in biogenic silica formation, however, their effects on silica particle size and condensation have not been well described. Here the authors show that bioinspired polyamine length affects silica particle size and extent of condensation.
- Subjects
POLYAMINES; SILICA; CONDENSATION; SILICIC acid; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; SCANNING electron microscopy
- Publication
Communications Chemistry, 2021, Vol 4, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2399-3669
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s42004-021-00595-y